Comparison

CSiStress vs mechanical design engine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CSiStress

This utility app helps engineers, students, and teachers visualize and understand cross-sectional stress behavior caused by various loads. It computes elastic stresses from axial loads, bending moments, and shear forces for over 25 shapes, displaying detailed stress plots and profiles.

Highlights
  • Stress plot visualization
  • Cross-sectional behavior analysis
  • Elastic stress computation
  • Support for 25+ shapes
  • Biaxial bending and shear calculations
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CSiStress is an app that conveniently shows the stress plots and profiles in order to understand cross-sectional behavior caused by axial loads, bending moments, shear forces and torsional moments of more than 25 shapes. This app is tailor made for engineers and consultants who need to quickly check the stress properties for specific loading conditions, as well as for students and teachers who want to study the cross-sectional behavior caused by various loads. Application/Usage: • Compute elastic stresses caused by axial load, bending moment and shear forces in cross-sections • View stress plots and stress profiles to understand cross-section behavior Target Users: • Engineers and consultants who need to quickly check stress properties for specific loading conditions • Students and teachers to understand cross-section behavior caused by various loads Key Features: • Visualization of stress plots for many cross-sections • Calculation of stresses for biaxial bending and shear Key Input: • Section type, dimensions • Axial loads, bending moments • Shear loads Key Ouput: • Flexural stress due to P, M2, M3 • Shear stress due to V2, V3

About

mechanical design engine

Features
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* To calculate basic thickness of cylindrical/rectangular pressure vessel including heads if input data such as pressure, temperature, inner diameter and material information. * flange data can be easily searched. * Profile steel information such as pipe, H, W, I and U-Beam. * Raw material information, that is chemical composition and mechanical properties, for example, ASTM A240 316L, EN10297-1, SUS316L and so on. * Size and shape information of every thread(iso/unf/pf/pt) and shackles(bow/d-type) * To calculate force and moment of solid mechanics according to support type.

Screenshots

CSiStress1 screens
mechanical design engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: CSiStress at 9.0 against mechanical design engine's 13.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CSiStress versus mechanical design engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSiStressmechanical design engine
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComputers and Structures, Inc.gan dae choi

In-app purchases

None

CSiStress

No in-app purchases

None

mechanical design engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CSiStress free?
CSiStress is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is mechanical design engine free?
mechanical design engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CSiStress or mechanical design engine have ads?
Neither CSiStress nor mechanical design engine shows ads.

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